Perioperative management of ophthalmic patients on antithrombotic therapy

The large majority of elderly patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery take antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs on a regular basis. Antithrombotic treatments predisposes to bleeding complications that may lead to retrobulbar haemorrhage, suprachoroidal haemorrhage and ultimately, to loss of vision. H...

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Main Authors: Jin Yan, Li Wang, Yang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2015-07-01
Series:Guoji Yanke Zazhi
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Online Access:http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2015/7/201507019.pdf